Electricity prices in North Dakota
What homes in North Dakota pay for electricity, from EIA.
Headlines
- Average price
- 12.3¢ a kWh
- Up 6.6% on a year ago
- Average bill
- $133 a month
- Up 8.0% on a year ago
- Average use
- 1,076 kWh
- A month. US 875 kWh
- Price rank
- 51 of 51
- 1 is the most expensive
Over the 12 months to August 2026, North Dakota homes paid 12.3¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.
North Dakota vs the US
| North Dakota | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Average price, 12 months to August 2026 | 12.3¢ | 18.0¢ |
| Price in August 2026 | 13.3¢ | 18.2¢ |
| Average monthly bill, 12 months | $133 | $158 |
| Bill in August 2026 | $130 | $209 |
| Average monthly use | 1,076 kWh | 875 kWh |
| Price change, past year | +6.6% | +6.5% |
| Price change since 2019 | +20% | +39% |
Electricity price
Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Cents a kWh |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 13.31¢ |
| July 2026 | 13.41¢ |
| June 2026 | 14.12¢ |
| May 2026 | 13.61¢ |
| April 2026 | 12.35¢ |
| March 2026 | 11.94¢ |
| February 2026 | 11.64¢ |
| January 2026 | 10.92¢ |
| December 2025 | 11.01¢ |
| November 2025 | 11.92¢ |
| October 2025 | 12.81¢ |
| September 2025 | 13.65¢ |
| August 2025 | 12.97¢ |
| July 2025 | 13.30¢ |
| June 2025 | 13.79¢ |
| May 2025 | 13.10¢ |
| April 2025 | 11.72¢ |
| March 2025 | 11.11¢ |
| February 2025 | 10.23¢ |
| January 2025 | 9.95¢ |
| December 2024 | 10.23¢ |
| November 2024 | 11.31¢ |
| October 2024 | 12.08¢ |
| September 2024 | 12.85¢ |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for North Dakota, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Average monthly bill
What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Bill |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $130 |
| July 2026 | $144 |
| June 2026 | $114 |
| May 2026 | $117 |
| April 2026 | $120 |
| March 2026 | $141 |
| February 2026 | $145 |
| January 2026 | $172 |
| December 2025 | $164 |
| November 2025 | $129 |
| October 2025 | $107 |
| September 2025 | $110 |
| August 2025 | $123 |
| July 2025 | $126 |
| June 2025 | $107 |
| May 2025 | $104 |
| April 2025 | $104 |
| March 2025 | $128 |
| February 2025 | $153 |
| January 2025 | $161 |
| December 2024 | $146 |
| November 2024 | $121 |
| October 2024 | $97 |
| September 2024 | $106 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for North Dakota, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Natural gas price
Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Price a Mcf |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $30.05 |
| July 2026 | $27.68 |
| June 2026 | $18.21 |
| May 2026 | $11.39 |
| April 2026 | $9.08 |
| March 2026 | $8.27 |
| February 2026 | $9.27 |
| January 2026 | $8.38 |
| December 2025 | $8.49 |
| November 2025 | $9.61 |
| October 2025 | $15.85 |
| September 2025 | $23.73 |
| August 2025 | $26.53 |
| July 2025 | $25.06 |
| June 2025 | $16.28 |
| May 2025 | $11.88 |
| April 2025 | $9.02 |
| March 2025 | $7.84 |
| February 2025 | $7.46 |
| January 2025 | $7.55 |
| December 2024 | $7.08 |
| November 2024 | $8.80 |
| October 2024 | $17.89 |
| September 2024 | $26.76 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for North Dakota, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Utilities in North Dakota
Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 82% of homes in North Dakota; smaller utilities serve the rest.
| Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Minnesota)Investor-owned | 13.8¢ | +6.2% |
| Montana-Dakota UtilitiesInvestor-owned | 12.1¢ | +11% |
| Cass County Electric CooperativeCooperative | 12.9¢ | +3.7% |
| Otter Tail PowerInvestor-owned | 11.2¢ | +1.9% |
| Nodak Electric CooperativeCooperative | 13.3¢ | +8.6% |
| Verendrye Electric CooperativeCooperative | 11.8¢ | +9.6% |
| Mountrail-Williams Electric CooperativeCooperative | 7.8¢ | +8.1% |
| Roughrider Electric CooperativeCooperative | 11.7¢ | +9.3% |
| Northern Plains Electric CooperativeCooperative | 11.4¢ | +4.9% |
Heating fuels in North Dakota: propane.